tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post533709491685462141..comments2023-11-14T08:27:12.028+00:00Comments on Wilde About Birds: Good Question 17 - A tricky one tonightFindlay Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12697309393957070336noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-10403165052200283572013-12-12T21:16:39.647+00:002013-12-12T21:16:39.647+00:00Well, thats not one I would have got!! Nice pictu...Well, thats not one I would have got!! Nice pictures of both birds!<br /><br />Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-85886469170131153892013-12-12T10:35:03.353+00:002013-12-12T10:35:03.353+00:00Great stuff Findlay.Great stuff Findlay.JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-37525242633432411832013-12-11T20:04:46.497+00:002013-12-11T20:04:46.497+00:00Well, I never knew that...you learn something new ...Well, I never knew that...you learn something new every day!<br /><br />So!.....How did they steer the Woodcock in the right direction then?...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-19502695428301389852013-12-11T16:15:42.589+00:002013-12-11T16:15:42.589+00:00Both birds come in masses in the Autumn/WinterBoth birds come in masses in the Autumn/WinterToby Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460894272214119675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-86715789055820232402013-12-10T20:40:17.484+00:002013-12-10T20:40:17.484+00:00How's your maths homework? I nearly became a m...How's your maths homework? I nearly became a maths teacher for your age group but had a lucky escape and became a nature reserve warden instead :-) The school I did my small amount of training in is about to close down, that makes me quite sad really.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />D/MLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-43282021203873672652013-12-10T20:04:26.568+00:002013-12-10T20:04:26.568+00:00A tough one Findlay. Two cracking birds, and I had...A tough one Findlay. Two cracking birds, and I had to look this one up. All that I could come up with is that they both, despite their different sizes, survive on a diet made up mostly of INSECTS...[;o)The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-25814216943292465372013-12-10T19:53:51.276+00:002013-12-10T19:53:51.276+00:00Thought you said it was tricky this week? Two of m...Thought you said it was tricky this week? Two of my favourites though...<br />Goldcrests arrive a short while before woodcocks in the autumn and were said to show them the way. Some tales say the woodcocks (and long eared owls) carried the goldcrests across the North Sea<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyManLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-64952311057520807192013-12-10T19:45:43.994+00:002013-12-10T19:45:43.994+00:00OK I'll be first. Goldcrests were thought to m...OK I'll be first. Goldcrests were thought to migrate on the backs of woodcock as they were too small to make the journey hence why they are known as 'woodcock pilots' @btocarmsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-18484872937764496602013-12-10T19:37:01.883+00:002013-12-10T19:37:01.883+00:00I tell people sometimes I meet why the Goldcrest h...I tell people sometimes I meet why the Goldcrest has an alternative name and they look at me like I either made it up or I'm stupid.....but the Goldcrest was/is called the Woodcock Pilot (or was it aviator), it derived this name as legend that went, that they would sneak into the plumage of a woodcock before it migrated over the North Sea, where upon arrival it would emerge from the woodcock, I read that in a book a very good birder lent me and it always made me giggle...probably not the right answer lolDouglas Mcfarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267360351215643395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-22872339511250836552013-12-10T19:31:59.395+00:002013-12-10T19:31:59.395+00:00do both were ringed a Thursday or on the same day?...do both were ringed a Thursday or on the same day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-40693622386408628242013-12-10T19:28:48.975+00:002013-12-10T19:28:48.975+00:00An old English name for the Goldcrest is the '...An old English name for the Goldcrest is the 'Woodcock Pilot' as migrating Goldcrest always preceded the Woodcock by a couple of days.<br /><br />Could you send me my Gold Award ASAP please Findlay. Pete Woodruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039548314043002357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-7681500312859767402013-12-10T19:24:53.138+00:002013-12-10T19:24:53.138+00:00Old English name for a Goldcrest is Woodcock Pilot...Old English name for a Goldcrest is Woodcock Pilot as they arrive just before Woodcock on spring migrationWendy Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925361612803531231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-68623651364969195922013-12-10T18:59:00.245+00:002013-12-10T18:59:00.245+00:00Woodcock Pilot. It was believed Goldcrests from th...Woodcock Pilot. It was believed Goldcrests from the continent travelled on the back of Woodcocks, thus giving it a rather curious name :) bucko41https://www.blogger.com/profile/01497815646788843008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087997614866569468.post-15846757405261834192013-12-10T18:54:58.742+00:002013-12-10T18:54:58.742+00:00no idea on the answer, but they're both very c...no idea on the answer, but they're both very cool.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com